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how about leaning on tunisia? >> how about leaning on tunisia? what he said was right, that's the law of tunisia, we cannot go in there and take this guy out when they are following the laws of the country he lives in. i don't know what you expect. you want -- i don't know if we have enough soldiers to take over tunisia? >> no one's saying to take over tunisia. but you can exert diplomatic pressure to turn him over. there are other ways to do that. >> i am sure they have done that. >> be creative. >> panetta's testimony, he pointed out that president obama wasn't in the room when all of this was going on. leon panetta made one phone and he wasn't sure how long it lasted -- >> there are more holes in the benghazi coverup story than in a block of swiss cheese. >> i was hoping for something better. >> i am working on t. the -- on the benghazi piece, we were led to believe that they were on top of it, 5:00 in the afternoon, they are having a meeting, having a meeting with the national security team at 5:00 p.m. and they were on top of it all night lo
how about leaning on tunisia? >> how about leaning on tunisia? what he said was right, that's the law of tunisia, we cannot go in there and take this guy out when they are following the laws of the country he lives in. i don't know what you expect. you want -- i don't know if we have enough soldiers to take over tunisia? >> no one's saying to take over tunisia. but you can exert diplomatic pressure to turn him over. there are other ways to do that. >> i am sure they have done...
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i don't know if we have enough soldiers to take over tunisia. >> no one is saying that. but you can t exert certainly diplomatic pressure to try and get them to turn him over. there is otherip ways -- >> i'm sure they've done that. >> dana, let's go to leon panetta testimony. he pointed out that president obama wasn't, in t fact, in theh room when all this was going on, that leon panetta made one phone call and he wasn't sure how long it lasted, but -- >> there is more holes in the benghazi cover-up story than a block of swiss cheese. >> i was hoping for something better. [ laughter ] >> i'm h working on it. on the benghazi piece, we were led to believe that they were on top of t it, 5:00 o'clock in the afternoon, they're having a a meeting andg they were on top of it all night long. then four months later,ig you gr the testimony that says, well, actually no, i never got a call. that's why congressional testimony is very important, no matter who is in office, the congressional branch that is what they are supposed to do tot help us figure that out. i wouldo say i do thin
i don't know if we have enough soldiers to take over tunisia. >> no one is saying that. but you can t exert certainly diplomatic pressure to try and get them to turn him over. there is otherip ways -- >> i'm sure they've done that. >> dana, let's go to leon panetta testimony. he pointed out that president obama wasn't, in t fact, in theh room when all this was going on, that leon panetta made one phone call and he wasn't sure how long it lasted, but -- >> there is more...
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we need to stay united for tunisia. the law requires prior authorization from police for political meetings involving three or more people and allows the use of force to clear unauthorized gatherings. the bill passed despite protests and attempts to block it by members of the ugandan government. ofcomes amidst a crackdown the previous president. president obama delivered his latest address on the economy tuesday claiming a recovery in the housing market and calling for private lenders to form the backbone of the market while the government plays a more limited role. speaking in phoenix, ariz., he backed a plan to end the firms fannie mae and freddie mac in the effort to avoid another crisis. >> one thing we can do to make sure this doesn't happen again is to wind down these companies that are not really government but private-sector. they are known as freddie mac and fannie mae. for too long, these companies were allowed to make huge profits, buying mortgages, knowing that if their bets when that, taxpayers would be lef
we need to stay united for tunisia. the law requires prior authorization from police for political meetings involving three or more people and allows the use of force to clear unauthorized gatherings. the bill passed despite protests and attempts to block it by members of the ugandan government. ofcomes amidst a crackdown the previous president. president obama delivered his latest address on the economy tuesday claiming a recovery in the housing market and calling for private lenders to form...
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>> i didn't say that, bob. >> how about leaning on tunisia. >> what brennan said is exactly right. that's the law of due knee is a. we cannot go in there and take this guy out when they're following the laws of the country that he lives in or that he's in. >> no one can take over due nearby. you can exert diplomatic pressure to try to turn him over. there's other ways to go around that. >> i'm sure they've done that. >> be creative. >> it shouldn't matter. >> he pointed out that president obama wasn't, in fact, in the room when all this was going on, that leon panetta made one phone call and he wasn't sure how long it lasted lasted. >> there's more holes in the benghazi cover up story than in a block of swiss cheese. >> well, i was hoping for something better. >> okay. i'm working on it. on the benghazi piece, we were led to believe that they were on top of it at 5:00 in the afternoon, they were in a meeting at the national security team at 5 p.m. and they were on top of it all night long. and then four months later you get the testimony that says well, actually, no, i never got a
>> i didn't say that, bob. >> how about leaning on tunisia. >> what brennan said is exactly right. that's the law of due knee is a. we cannot go in there and take this guy out when they're following the laws of the country that he lives in or that he's in. >> no one can take over due nearby. you can exert diplomatic pressure to try to turn him over. there's other ways to go around that. >> i'm sure they've done that. >> be creative. >> it shouldn't...
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i think first of all tunisias did not offer one two and i want to give them the benefit of the doubt. they have got this guy and identified him. trying to use him to find other people involved in this. that's the best hope i can get out of this. in terms of people testifying in front of the administration of course they can go forward and testify. are they going to give themselves in trouble for promotions for other things if they do it. a threat like that to somebody is in and ever itself against the law. this guy speaking with, you know, his voice covered up in darkness, i'm sure that he believes what he saw, but he still could come forward and i would be shocked if something were to happen to him and he didn't get a promotion that he wouldn't -- people wouldn't be all over about it. >> he is actually not one of the people who wants to testify. he claims that he knows that the perpetrator, the mastermind of the benghazi attack is free. he knows who he is and a lot of people do know it the actually people who want to come forward have been threatened saying, listen, if you do that. >
i think first of all tunisias did not offer one two and i want to give them the benefit of the doubt. they have got this guy and identified him. trying to use him to find other people involved in this. that's the best hope i can get out of this. in terms of people testifying in front of the administration of course they can go forward and testify. are they going to give themselves in trouble for promotions for other things if they do it. a threat like that to somebody is in and ever itself...
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he is free from tunisia custody. now what? "special report" at 6:00. now back to "the five." ♪ ♪ >> dana: two topics to get to on "the five." last week we told you about a reality tv show. that featured atlanta wrapper. the claim to fame is fathering 19 children with ten different moms. what is his name? >> eric: shoddy. >> to you he might be known as rapper but in atlanta he is known for having 11 kids and ten babies' mommas. >> they say i'm the first lady. i am the baby's momma. >> you better listen. >> oxygen network decided to pull the plug on it after uproar. why are you laughing? >> i'm heart broken. >> greg: i was thinking of being the baby's momma. >> dana: anyway, there is public pressure. do you think it was pressuring oxygen the take it off the air? >> eric: we did the segment, train wreck tv says it makes money but it's color blind, we pointed out honey boo-boo. nothing to do with race. freddie i think with "buck wild" you make fun of rednecks. >> dana: do you think it's smart to take it off the air? >> bob: i think it's smart. there is
he is free from tunisia custody. now what? "special report" at 6:00. now back to "the five." ♪ ♪ >> dana: two topics to get to on "the five." last week we told you about a reality tv show. that featured atlanta wrapper. the claim to fame is fathering 19 children with ten different moms. what is his name? >> eric: shoddy. >> to you he might be known as rapper but in atlanta he is known for having 11 kids and ten babies' mommas. >> they...
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tunisia is the problem where it could become more than just a transit route as tunisia is currently fighting alongside islamists, and in mali, they return home. there's that concern. tunisia is concerned about french presence in mali. members, especially parliamentarians, they are concerned that the war in mali might become a potent recruitment for disgruntled tunisians, and fear a backlash. so far cross border links have been tenuous too far, based more on greed and criminality than ideology, but that could change. the future of tunisia and in morocco and elsewhere is that jihadigan steers, militants, and forces are destabilizing countries that are transitioning from a carrying route and have weak security institutions. tunisia authorities today are struggling to reform their dysfunctional security services. they are struggling to develop the capacity to police to counter the threats. even countries with strong security forces, there's dangerous there. morocco, for example, has been on high alert since the french intervention. we know several joined armed groups in mali, about 70 of them th
tunisia is the problem where it could become more than just a transit route as tunisia is currently fighting alongside islamists, and in mali, they return home. there's that concern. tunisia is concerned about french presence in mali. members, especially parliamentarians, they are concerned that the war in mali might become a potent recruitment for disgruntled tunisians, and fear a backlash. so far cross border links have been tenuous too far, based more on greed and criminality than ideology,...
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but i'm a revolution junkie, and it succeeded in tunisia. it succeeded in egypt. i wanted it to succeed everywhere. >> for decades gadhafi was one of the world's most eccentric leaders, known for his flamboyant outfits and his all-female bodyguards. but he was also an open supporter of international terrorism, with links to the lockerbie bombers, the i.r.a., and other militant groups. >> he kept libya under very, very tight wraps. he would disappear people. there was no freedom of any kind. massacres in prison. so he was a horrendous, horrible, brutal dictator. >> anyone who spoke out against him at all would be arrested immediately, sometimes tortured, sometimes killed. >> tracy shelton is a 34-year-old freelance journalist from australia who heads to libya to cover the conflict. >> it began with protests, as in many of the arab countries, inspired by egypt and tunisia. people started protesting for more freedom. but the reaction from the gadhafi regime was to shoot protesters, to try and stop these protests with violence. >> the violence that gadhafi unleashed o
but i'm a revolution junkie, and it succeeded in tunisia. it succeeded in egypt. i wanted it to succeed everywhere. >> for decades gadhafi was one of the world's most eccentric leaders, known for his flamboyant outfits and his all-female bodyguards. but he was also an open supporter of international terrorism, with links to the lockerbie bombers, the i.r.a., and other militant groups. >> he kept libya under very, very tight wraps. he would disappear people. there was no freedom of...
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for example, this recent revolution in tunisia. it is logistically impossible. so instead, our organization delegates its excess source material to other journalists who will have more impact and who will do a better job. >> there is an element of the press--most of the mainstream press--nobody wants to see you prosecuted. because it could affect the way that they do their business. but there's also a feeling within the community that you're not one of them, that you play a different game. >> we do play a different game. and i hope we're a new way. >> the point that they're making, i think, is that you're not a--you're a publisher, but you're also an activist. >> wait, whoa. we're a particular type of activist. in the u.s. context, there seems to be communist activists or something, so it's a-- >> right, agitator. >> it's a dirty word in the u.s. >> it's a dirty word. and people think that what you're trying to do is to sabotage the workings of government. >> no. we're not that type of activists. we are free press activists. it's not about saving the whales. it'
for example, this recent revolution in tunisia. it is logistically impossible. so instead, our organization delegates its excess source material to other journalists who will have more impact and who will do a better job. >> there is an element of the press--most of the mainstream press--nobody wants to see you prosecuted. because it could affect the way that they do their business. but there's also a feeling within the community that you're not one of them, that you play a different...
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time in less than two weeks mother boat carrying hundreds of migrants have acapsized between setly and tunisia. a navy spokesman says about 200 people have been thrown into the medicine terrain wran. italian navy boats and helicopters are there working to rescue people. so far no deaths have been reported. though you very well know that could change, especially considering just last week a ship carrying some 500 migrants capsized also off the italian coast and more than 300 people died in that uns dent. the deaths are prompting the european union to better patrol the southern mediterranean. >>> back to the bargaining table for bart and its unions. right now both sides are continuing negotiations. they say they will meet throughout the weekend to try to hammer out a deal, but if no deal is reached by 12:01 monday morning, workers say they will strike. nbc bay area's christie smith is live in oakland. >> reporter: good morning to you. we moved over to the cal tran building because this is where negotiations pick up at 10:00 this morning, and i have to tell you walking in this morning both sides
time in less than two weeks mother boat carrying hundreds of migrants have acapsized between setly and tunisia. a navy spokesman says about 200 people have been thrown into the medicine terrain wran. italian navy boats and helicopters are there working to rescue people. so far no deaths have been reported. though you very well know that could change, especially considering just last week a ship carrying some 500 migrants capsized also off the italian coast and more than 300 people died in that...
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demonstrations who promises a revolution but says it will be different from what we saw in egypt or tunisia also. is really nomads to keep moving by the government from one place to another to keep areas occupied in its ongoing dispute with palestine that still ahead. for now this year could see the outbreak of a global currency war with the latest warning of a looming confrontation coming from russia it comes as japan is lowering the yen to in order to boost its exports and tactics already hurting other major currencies players with fears of a possible retaliation we can get some more details on this now i'm joined in the studio here by our go to piers going off and it's good to see you thanks for rushing in on this russia says the world could be on the brink of a currency war that's a pretty scary bit of news right there well that's right it's an economy not so far away actually the global economy is on the verge of a new currency war let me paint a quick picture for you japan the recently elected prime minister is pushing for a more aggressive there we go to japan aggressive central bank
demonstrations who promises a revolution but says it will be different from what we saw in egypt or tunisia also. is really nomads to keep moving by the government from one place to another to keep areas occupied in its ongoing dispute with palestine that still ahead. for now this year could see the outbreak of a global currency war with the latest warning of a looming confrontation coming from russia it comes as japan is lowering the yen to in order to boost its exports and tactics already...
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there are other arab spring countries like tunisia, like libya, like yemen where you have a similar clash between the old establishment, the old liberal establishment and the new islamist political, the rising political force. but we're not seeing the clash there reach the proportions that we've seen in egypt. there's always concern about israel's safety, particularly in this country but israel has demonstrated over and over again it is perfectly capable of looking out for its own interests. there's some terrorist activity that's taking place in the sinai peninsula and that's something to be watched very closely. but i don't see this as having significant ripple effects across the region. >> as i watch the footage of the violence, i ask myself, are we the united states on the side of democracy? >> i don't think we're on anybody's side here. i think we're equally disdained by all sides which is a terrible position for the united states to be. considering how much time, energy, political capital, and real money we've spent in that country. but that's where we find ourselves. i mean, you hea
there are other arab spring countries like tunisia, like libya, like yemen where you have a similar clash between the old establishment, the old liberal establishment and the new islamist political, the rising political force. but we're not seeing the clash there reach the proportions that we've seen in egypt. there's always concern about israel's safety, particularly in this country but israel has demonstrated over and over again it is perfectly capable of looking out for its own interests....
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in egypt, tunisia, there's some serious harlem shaking going on. and it's causing leaders to tremble as it becomes a potent symbol of protest, revolt and defiance. take these kids to a school in tunisia. they danced to the song and posted exploits on youtube. that prompted a quarter of a million hits and reports of an investigation by the country's minister of education and that prompted a backlash. video after video after video of tunesians proudly doing the harlem shake in defiance. and then there's egypt, where the authorities went further and the backlash was worse. four pharmaceutical students were arrested for doing this harlem shake in front of the pyramids and that set off a big reaction. late in the week in cairo, there was a mass shake in front of the muslim brotherhood headquarters to protest. now, who says america's popular culture exports have no value? the answer to our question of the week was, arnlsh "a." according to the vatican city, it has about 450 official citizens, many of whom actually live else where. according to the cia fa
in egypt, tunisia, there's some serious harlem shaking going on. and it's causing leaders to tremble as it becomes a potent symbol of protest, revolt and defiance. take these kids to a school in tunisia. they danced to the song and posted exploits on youtube. that prompted a quarter of a million hits and reports of an investigation by the country's minister of education and that prompted a backlash. video after video after video of tunesians proudly doing the harlem shake in defiance. and then...
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but in 2010 and 2011, in tunisia and egypt, the military also played a major role. and we still call it a revolution. so the question really depends on the extent to which there is public support, b on the aims of the takover and c the consequences. and therefore i think the verdict is still out and general dempsey is right. this is a moment to see what transpi transpires. if the military takes control, it's a coup. if there is a transition into democracy, it's not pl. >> the military to military context actually proved very valuable during the first revolution. it also strikes me that we're now seeing reports that the u.s. said to the egyptian military don't do this and they went ahead. so one has to wonder how valuable those contacts are. >> i think they're very valuable. i've been very much a leaver that having good relations from military to military standpoint is absolutely critical to our policy and continue to believe that. having said that, the relationship in the early years of the obama administration with then president mubarak was also cautionary to say
but in 2010 and 2011, in tunisia and egypt, the military also played a major role. and we still call it a revolution. so the question really depends on the extent to which there is public support, b on the aims of the takover and c the consequences. and therefore i think the verdict is still out and general dempsey is right. this is a moment to see what transpi transpires. if the military takes control, it's a coup. if there is a transition into democracy, it's not pl. >> the military to...
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attack in benghazi, the only known suspect held in connection with the incident was released today in tunisia. his attorney said he was freed because of a lack of evidence. the attack, which killed u.s. ambassador to libya christopher stevens and three other americans was seen by large crowds and captured on security cameras, but the culprits have remained elusive. libyan witnesses have reportedly placed a local leader from the militant group ansar al-sharia, at the scene of the attacks. he survived a vigilante assassination attempt this week and remains at large. for more on the status of the investigation, i'm joined by nancy yousef of mcclatchy newspapers. welcome nancy. what do we know about this suspect? >> he's a 20 something-year-old tunisian who was arrested last fall. at the time the authorities said that they had strong suspicions that he was involved in the attack. he's been held since that time but not questioned by either the libyans or the f.b.i. the agents didn't allow for this. today surprisingly his lawyer appeared before a judge and said there was insufficient evidence to ho
attack in benghazi, the only known suspect held in connection with the incident was released today in tunisia. his attorney said he was freed because of a lack of evidence. the attack, which killed u.s. ambassador to libya christopher stevens and three other americans was seen by large crowds and captured on security cameras, but the culprits have remained elusive. libyan witnesses have reportedly placed a local leader from the militant group ansar al-sharia, at the scene of the attacks. he...
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one of them as you rightly mentioned were the arab uprisings and specifically with tunisia and egypt. and the second was the shooting of malala at point-blank range by the taliban in pakistan. those two opportunities could have been indeed exploited to turn the tables on the extremists and to point in the case of malala, their sheer and utter brutality in targeting a child by shooting her in the head just because she wanted an education. and in egypt's case, we could have successfully rebranded democratic activism as being a viable alternative to radical islamism in the middle east. the reason we missed both those opportunities is because there's one missing element in both of those examples and that is that the young democratic activists on the grassroots in both pakistan and in egypt and north africa are missing the sort of social movement that the radical islamists have. the organized structure across society through which we can capitalize on examples such as this, and instead, what happened in both of those examples, if you were following, in both of those examples, the radical i
one of them as you rightly mentioned were the arab uprisings and specifically with tunisia and egypt. and the second was the shooting of malala at point-blank range by the taliban in pakistan. those two opportunities could have been indeed exploited to turn the tables on the extremists and to point in the case of malala, their sheer and utter brutality in targeting a child by shooting her in the head just because she wanted an education. and in egypt's case, we could have successfully rebranded...
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tonight on "special report," a man linked to last september's murders has been released from custody in tunisia. the man's lawyer cited the judge cited lack of evidence now. what? how serious is the hunt for those responsible? lindsey graham suggesting to hold up the confirmation of john brennan as c.i.a. director and the talking point provideed afterwards. we'll talk live with graham. sources say president obama will pick white house chief of staff jack lew who would replace tim geithner who will be stepping down. reaction to the news that planned parenthood took many more federal money and performed more abortions last year than ever before. "special report" starts at 6:00 eastern from washington now. back to new york and my colleagues with "th." ♪ ♪ >> dana: welcome backbe to "the five." we have been having great time in the commercial breaks and we'll tell you later on twitter what was said. this is what we're going to talk about now. internships, important ways to get -- no, not that. not that kind of problem with interns. internship is very important. probably all of us had internship
tonight on "special report," a man linked to last september's murders has been released from custody in tunisia. the man's lawyer cited the judge cited lack of evidence now. what? how serious is the hunt for those responsible? lindsey graham suggesting to hold up the confirmation of john brennan as c.i.a. director and the talking point provideed afterwards. we'll talk live with graham. sources say president obama will pick white house chief of staff jack lew who would replace tim...
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turkey and tunisia were critical: tunisia's ruling ennahda party released a statement condemned the action, calling it a flagrant coup. but in syria, president bashar al assad praised the action saying it meant the end of political islam. meanwhile the obama administration is treading carefully in its response to the developments in egypt. in a written statement, the president acknowledged the grievances of the egyptian people but said he was deeply concerned about the military's removal of morsi and the future of democracy in egypt. at the white house, president obama met on this holiday with members of his national security team to discuss the situation in egypt. his staff has contacted officials in cairo today. for more on what egypt's leadership change means for the country and the region, i'm joined by shibley telhami, the anwar sadat professor of peace and development at the university of maryland. his latest book is "the world through arab eyes: arab public opinion and the reshaping of the middle east." and hussein ibish, a commentator and blogger who writes a weekly column on the m
turkey and tunisia were critical: tunisia's ruling ennahda party released a statement condemned the action, calling it a flagrant coup. but in syria, president bashar al assad praised the action saying it meant the end of political islam. meanwhile the obama administration is treading carefully in its response to the developments in egypt. in a written statement, the president acknowledged the grievances of the egyptian people but said he was deeply concerned about the military's removal of...
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one man in december 2010 in response to presentation in tunisia brought about protests that quickly spread through countries such as egypt, libya and syria. technology like facebook, twitter and blackberry messenger helped protesters organize, helped the movements spread their message and helped the outside world gauging what was going on. gauge what was going on. while digital advocacy has not turned virtual collaboration into interperson protests, it has still had an enormous influence on changing how we find, use and spread information. for example, 80% of internet users -- keep in mind about three-quarters of all u.s. adults are regular internet users -- have searched online for information on any of 15 health topics such as a specific disease or specific treatment, and 34% of internet users have utilized blogs, with ebb sites and online news groups to read commentary about other people's health experiences. if current day controversies illustrate, we've come a long way from the mid 20th century hubris over medical scientists' capabilities. and instead of believing medicine and science
one man in december 2010 in response to presentation in tunisia brought about protests that quickly spread through countries such as egypt, libya and syria. technology like facebook, twitter and blackberry messenger helped protesters organize, helped the movements spread their message and helped the outside world gauging what was going on. gauge what was going on. while digital advocacy has not turned virtual collaboration into interperson protests, it has still had an enormous influence on...
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we are on the sidelines in egypt, tunisia, libya. we cannot pick who is going to be the winner. we can be there with help, with aid, should be there more. we could help with education and the things that america does best. to try and trick the metal is as if we can pick the winners and put them at the top, -- middle east as if we can pick the winners and put them at the top will be a disservice of america. we will not get the people we want on top. that is what we are seeing today. people that have not been close to america. they will find a way to build it that her society for themselves. america cannot choose george washington for somebody else. the syrians will have to find their own george washington. that will come out of this maelstrom of national revolution. they will find their leader that will lead them towards a better future and hopefully a democratic future. >> five sentences. >> i am not sure how to conclude. for the last 20 years, we have been not succeeding in warmaking or peacemaking in this region. the frame of reference is that -- i am not going back in time. a
we are on the sidelines in egypt, tunisia, libya. we cannot pick who is going to be the winner. we can be there with help, with aid, should be there more. we could help with education and the things that america does best. to try and trick the metal is as if we can pick the winners and put them at the top, -- middle east as if we can pick the winners and put them at the top will be a disservice of america. we will not get the people we want on top. that is what we are seeing today. people that...
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so we have these twin tensions, as we look at the development of the last two years in tunisia, in libya, and in egypt. as you said at the outset of this segment, one of the big challenges we now face with incidents in benghazi, in algeria, and in mali, is how the instability in libya and egypt have now led to more weapons, more money, and more islamic extremists and jihadists destabilizing others in the region. we're in for a very rough ride. >> and i wanted to talk about that with you. "the washington post" editorial page had an interesting point today, saying that secretary clinton really conveyed the seriousness of what was happening in north africa, while the obama administration was being a little bit reluctant in terms of providing the french the ability to get their troops into mali. have not really wanted to pay for anything there. in this era of drawdown, of getting out of iraq, of getting out of afghanistan, do you fear of heavy u.s. involvement, in more than just covert ways in north africa? >> well, i think it's important for us to have a sense of scale. we've been spending
so we have these twin tensions, as we look at the development of the last two years in tunisia, in libya, and in egypt. as you said at the outset of this segment, one of the big challenges we now face with incidents in benghazi, in algeria, and in mali, is how the instability in libya and egypt have now led to more weapons, more money, and more islamic extremists and jihadists destabilizing others in the region. we're in for a very rough ride. >> and i wanted to talk about that with you....
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they say 22-year-old tunisia howard was inside the vehicle when shots were fired. howard is the girlfriend of harris. he's still at large. >>> a wicked combination of strong winds and up to 20 inches of snow knocked out power to thousands of homes and businesses. in many areas work crews scrambling to restore power. they had to be accompanied by road plows. for millions of people the impassable roads left them stranded at home and at work. air travel halted in much of the midsection. in chicago alone more than 1,000 flights were canceled yesterday. hundreds more likely today. >>> an australian billionaire has unveiled plans for a full-scale replica of the titanic. it's called the tie tangibtanic. it's set to sale in 2016. look at those pictures. yes, you can buy a ticket and you will wear 1912-style clothing. there will be enough lifeboats for everyone thoechlt i'm ashleigh banfield. it takes a lot to get senior lawmakers in the very same room. today we can thank rosa parks for making it happen. just take a look at this live picture as we speak, a dedication ceremo
they say 22-year-old tunisia howard was inside the vehicle when shots were fired. howard is the girlfriend of harris. he's still at large. >>> a wicked combination of strong winds and up to 20 inches of snow knocked out power to thousands of homes and businesses. in many areas work crews scrambling to restore power. they had to be accompanied by road plows. for millions of people the impassable roads left them stranded at home and at work. air travel halted in much of the midsection....
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there is an epic struggle going on between these liberal urban populations in iran and egypt and tunisia and turkey in the taksim square protests and more conservative sort of rural islamists. the key is to let these twos groups fight it out if possible at the ballot box. reach compromise. it's been too polarized in egypt and hard tort u.s. to end ta dynamic. i just think it's very -- it sounds ideaistic but the answer is sort of bad democracy is more democracy, not coups and there has to be i hope a resolution somehow democratically to this power struggle in egypt. >> david, thank you. we're going to take a quick break. we have more on developments in egypt and updates on the skimmer pan trial. [ moaning ] [ french accent ] antacid! sorry, i have gas. but you relieve gas, no? not me... that's his job. true. i relieve gas fast. [ male announcer ] gas-x is designed to relieve gas. gas-x, the gas xpert. a regular guy with an irregular heartbeat. the usual, bob? not today. [ male announcer ] bob has afib: atrial fibrillation not caused by a heart valve problem, a condition that puts him at
there is an epic struggle going on between these liberal urban populations in iran and egypt and tunisia and turkey in the taksim square protests and more conservative sort of rural islamists. the key is to let these twos groups fight it out if possible at the ballot box. reach compromise. it's been too polarized in egypt and hard tort u.s. to end ta dynamic. i just think it's very -- it sounds ideaistic but the answer is sort of bad democracy is more democracy, not coups and there has to be i...
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we had this man who was arrested in tunisia, let go. and there is no one in custody now. and we talked about it the other night perhaps that, too, sends a signal to al-qaeda through the region that emboldens them we haven't taken anyone down for that. >> bret: putting an operating principle for american foreign policy by the way it has been the operating principle, of american foreign policy in decades past attack against any american citizen is attack against the country and will not be tolerated and will be responded to swiftly and certainty. overwhelming show of force. again, details on this are hurricanemurky, as you suggeste. but it's disspiritting to see them stand by and allow the special forces go in and botch the job. again, there is much we don't know a perhaps there were american forces on the scene. from what we know now we didn't respond and they did. that is not a good thing. >> the british have complained and the japanese that the operation went on so quickly they weren't even informed let alone asked to give any assistance. >> bret: speaking of assistance,
we had this man who was arrested in tunisia, let go. and there is no one in custody now. and we talked about it the other night perhaps that, too, sends a signal to al-qaeda through the region that emboldens them we haven't taken anyone down for that. >> bret: putting an operating principle for american foreign policy by the way it has been the operating principle, of american foreign policy in decades past attack against any american citizen is attack against the country and will not be...
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in the first hours and days, i conferred with leaders, the president of libya, foreign ministers of tunisia and morocco, and then i had a series of meetings at the united nations' general assembly, where there was a special meeting focused on mali and the sahel. in october, i flew to algeria to discuss the fight against aqim. in november, i spent deputy secretary bill burns to follow up in algiers, and then in december, in my instestead, he co-chaired an organization we started to respond to some of these threats, the global counterterrorism forum, that was meeting in abu dhabi, as well as a meeting in tunis of leaders working to reform security services. we have focused on targeting al qaeda's syndicate of terror, closing safe havens, cutting off finances, countering extremist ideology, slowing the flow of new recruits. and we continue to hunt the terrorists responsible for the attacks in benghazi and are determined to bring them to justice. we are using our diplomatic and economic tools to support these emerging democracies and to strengthen security forces and help provide a path away fr
in the first hours and days, i conferred with leaders, the president of libya, foreign ministers of tunisia and morocco, and then i had a series of meetings at the united nations' general assembly, where there was a special meeting focused on mali and the sahel. in october, i flew to algeria to discuss the fight against aqim. in november, i spent deputy secretary bill burns to follow up in algiers, and then in december, in my instestead, he co-chaired an organization we started to respond to...
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he was extradited to tunisia and questioned by authorities. after some resistance in december, for several hours it is reported by the fbi. we have no word what came out of that. his lawyer all along denied involvement. said his client was only in libya on a construction job. so overnight he was conditionally released by authorities in tunisia. they say for lack of evidence. he is still suspected however, of possible involvement in a terror organization, bill. bill: where does that leave the u.s. now on this investigation? anywhere? >> reporter: well, by all accounts, bill, it really does not look too much advanced since we were last in benghazi in october. one report says it is totally stalled. another report says the probe has not resulted in a single person being charged. at that time time we were talking a few dozen people being questioned but apparently what we saw in benghazi is still the situation there now. security is a problem. militias are strong. attacks on the security forces supposed to be investigating this attack on the consula
he was extradited to tunisia and questioned by authorities. after some resistance in december, for several hours it is reported by the fbi. we have no word what came out of that. his lawyer all along denied involvement. said his client was only in libya on a construction job. so overnight he was conditionally released by authorities in tunisia. they say for lack of evidence. he is still suspected however, of possible involvement in a terror organization, bill. bill: where does that leave the...
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remember the incident in tunisia. he wrote the government and said if you release this witness there is going to be heck to pay. i don't know why the president, despite the fact a year ago he said we'll move heaven and earth. i mean, there was our ambassador murdered. it's been 12 months. they claim to know some of the people who have done it or there wouldn't be indictments. reporters can find the defendants. journalists can find them. the premier law enforcement agency in the world can't find them? >> you know, every day that marches on, the fact we know who they are, journalists talk to them and indictments haven't been executed in terms of picking them up with a warrant, the permission of the libyan government makes me suspicious that there is something we don't want anybody to know. why are you hiding? every other law enforcement deal action goes right through the system. what are we hiding that we can't talk to the survivors, can't get the witness statements. why shouldn't we be suspicious? >> we should be. huma
remember the incident in tunisia. he wrote the government and said if you release this witness there is going to be heck to pay. i don't know why the president, despite the fact a year ago he said we'll move heaven and earth. i mean, there was our ambassador murdered. it's been 12 months. they claim to know some of the people who have done it or there wouldn't be indictments. reporters can find the defendants. journalists can find them. the premier law enforcement agency in the world can't find...
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you know, he was allies with the president of tunisia, the president of egypt, mubarak. these guys are gone. what's replacing them are more muslim brotherhood, more religious fundamentalists, regimes. he is a secular oriented modernizer and he looks at president morsi in egypt and he sees a threat to his vision of pro western religiously plural kind of middle east. he looks at the prime minister of turkey and ss essentially a wolf in sheep's clothing as he would say. someone who is trying to impose islamist ideas but slowly and sort of surreptitiously. what he is saying is to americans, you guys should pay attention, because these guys are taking over and they are as much of a threat to modernity and to the west and progressive arabs as iran is. that's stunning. >> abdula also told you he thinks it might already be too late for a two-state solution between the israelis and palestinians. why? >> well, you. his argument is he's one of the leading advocates for a two-state solution and that is obviously a big part of the agenda for president obama and prime minister netanya
you know, he was allies with the president of tunisia, the president of egypt, mubarak. these guys are gone. what's replacing them are more muslim brotherhood, more religious fundamentalists, regimes. he is a secular oriented modernizer and he looks at president morsi in egypt and he sees a threat to his vision of pro western religiously plural kind of middle east. he looks at the prime minister of turkey and ss essentially a wolf in sheep's clothing as he would say. someone who is trying to...
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every single country that's experienced this from tunisia in the west to syria in the east, people are worse off than they were before. that includes egypt, the most populous arab country. it's a disaster. >> they have telegraphed that it would be brief and limited. they have given the locations of the targets. what is the point of that? >> well, wall street journal today has an op-ed to all the various people. informed sources. all anonymous. look, this outfit leaks so bad they have to be wearing pampers. it is the worst example i have seen of this prior leak. in 1985 i was sent the to explain how we captured the cruise shape after the fact. i did it anonymously with "newsweek." by the way, they are gone. it was after the fact. how did we manage to capture them? what this administration has done is telegraphed every punch. obama is famous for shooting from the lip. they have been talking about this for four days. there is no history in the use of cruise missiles without a follow up. clinton did it. they will do it again. >> is this a therapeutic bombing so obama can check off, okay, i
every single country that's experienced this from tunisia in the west to syria in the east, people are worse off than they were before. that includes egypt, the most populous arab country. it's a disaster. >> they have telegraphed that it would be brief and limited. they have given the locations of the targets. what is the point of that? >> well, wall street journal today has an op-ed to all the various people. informed sources. all anonymous. look, this outfit leaks so bad they...
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. >>> up next, why are the people of egypt and tunisia shaking? and why might those nation's leaders be shaking as well. [ man ] i've been out there most of my life. you name it...i've hooked it. but there's one... one that's always eluded me. thought i had it in the blizzard of '93. ha! never even came close. sometimes, i actually think it's mocking me. [ engine revs ] what?! quattro!!!!! ♪ [ male announcer ] when you wear dentures you may not know it, but your mouth is under attack. food particles infiltrate and bacteria proliferate. ♪ protect your mouth, with fixodent. the adhesive helps create a food seal defense for a clean mouth and kills bacteria for fresh breath. ♪ fixodent, and forget it. >>> pope benedict xvi left office on thursday. we all await the election of the successor. did you know that person will take up two jobs? the papacy, but also sovereign of the vatican city state. that brings me to my question of the week. the vatican is a small country. but how small? how many official citizens does the vatican city state have? a,
. >>> up next, why are the people of egypt and tunisia shaking? and why might those nation's leaders be shaking as well. [ man ] i've been out there most of my life. you name it...i've hooked it. but there's one... one that's always eluded me. thought i had it in the blizzard of '93. ha! never even came close. sometimes, i actually think it's mocking me. [ engine revs ] what?! quattro!!!!! ♪ [ male announcer ] when you wear dentures you may not know it, but your mouth is under...